Archive for February, 2010
Prayer, Meditation, Awareness
Yazan: Jaskaran | 18 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
He does not take sides
Strengthen your channel, your contact
Keep in touch with Him, always
Short prayers throughout the day help you do that,
Till you remember Him with every breath.
Ordinary
Yazan: Jaskaran | 17 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
I claim to be an average man of less than average ability. . . . I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she would make the same effort and cultivate the same hope and faith.
– Mahatma Gandhi
While most people think of [...]
Impressions, Temptation
Yazan: Jaskaran | 15 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
The enemy is more easily overcome if it be not suffered to enter the door of our hearts, but be resisted without the gate at its first knock. – Thomas a Kempis
Sense impressions enter consciousness through our eyes, ears, nose, and skin. We all want to be open to experience, but we also need to be [...]
Desires
Yazan: Jaskaran | 14 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Hindu
You are what your deep, driving desire is.
– Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Desire is the key to life, because desire is power. The deeper the desire, the more power it contains.
Most people start life with many small desires. Their power and vitality trickle away in many different directions. None of their desires is deep enough to contain much [...]
Answered Prayers
Yazan: Jaskaran | 13 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.
- Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
Be careful what you ask God for,
You might get it.
Persevere
Yazan: Jaskaran | 12 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
In a race, it is when the goal is in sight that heart and nerves and muscles and courage are strained almost to the breaking point. So with us. The goal of the spiritual life is in sight. All we need is the final effort. The saddest records are made by people who ran well, [...]
HALT
Yazan: Jaskaran | 11 February 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Universal
Slow down when
Hungry
Angry
Lonely or
Tired
Take a deep breath, exhale slowly.
Repeat.
Take it easy.
Hasten Slowly and Arrive
Yazan: Jaskaran | 10 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Budhist
Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.
– Milarepa
Too many activities at the same time, too many commitments, excitement, all drain energy. Do one thing at a time, with singlemindedness of purpose and complete focus. It’s rewarding, you’ll enjoy the activity more and see better results.
Consequences
Yazan: Jaskaran | 09 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his dwelling. Nothing that he says, thinks, or does is without consequences.
– Norman Cousins
Life, Existence
Yazan: Jaskaran | 08 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
– William Cowper
We think that if we get what we want, we will be happy and secure. So we are always running after things. But sooner or later, things begins to lose [...]
Sikh News
Kids’ Stories
- The Secret To All Happiness And Success, Part 1: Jagjit's Mysterious BookOnce a woman visited her best friend Jagjit. Jagjit went to buy some food so they could eat together and she found herself in Jagjit's room. She saw an altar that had inspiring pictures on it. It also had dazzling and expensive jewels on it, "Wow!" She thought. In the center of the altar was a book that had the most exquisite and intricate art […]
- The Guru, The Emperor And The Grass-CutterThe emperor of India King Jahangir met with Guru Hargobind ji. The emperor asked, "I am the emperor of India, why do you have your Sikhs call you the True Emperor?" The Guru taught him, "I never asked my Sikhs to call me this, they are just expressing their love. I can not stop they from expressing their love. I believe that God is the One Tru […]
- World PlayOnce there was a play and two kids went to go see it. They heard it was a great play and it was. It was funny, it was dramatic, it was meaningful. They were so entertained, and all of the sudden the music ended, the curtains closed and people started to get up and walk around. "Is the play over??" No is was just intermission, the second half would […]
- Attitude of GratitudeOnce there were two students who were honored to see the Grand-Master. One was a junior student and one was a senior student. The Grand-Master showed both of them some beautiful and secret things. Even though both the students knew a lot, the senior student lived a happier life. Can you guess why the senior student lived a happier life?read more […]
- Listening to the HeavensOnce a sister told her brother, "Auntie ji is in town, let's go visit her. She talks to the angels, she's amazing!" The brother wasn't really paying attention because he was watching T.V. The sister couldn't get his attention, but after some time she finally convinced him to go. They visited the Auntie. Auntie ji whispered somet […]
- It's All WithinOnce there was a deer prancing around in the forest. All of the sudden she smelt something wonderful. The deer thought, "Where is this coming from?" She ran and ran and ran everywhere smelling everything. She smelt all the animals, all the plants, everything in the wind and everything in nature. She couldn't figure out where the smell was comi […]
- The Horse MindOnce a man went to visit an old friend. They had a fun time and when it was time for him to leave, his friend said, "I want to give you a horse, it's a gift to you, please take it." The man left with his new horse, but there was a problem. The horse wouldn't listen to him. No matter what he did, the horse just came right back to where th […]
- A Real KingOnce there was a great king. He didn't want to be king anymore, "I'm very bored being a king. I want something bigger." His adviser didn't understand why he wouldn't want to be king anymore, "It takes 100 days to ride from one end of your kingdom to the other. What could be bigger than being the ruler of a great kingdom?! […]
- Guru ji's ArrowThe Mughal emperor had sent his army so lay siege on Anandpur. Two generals named Wajir Khan and Zabardast Khan were camped two miles away from the Anandpur fortress. The two generals were playing a game of chess when an arrow came out of nowhere and hit the leg of the platform they were sitting on. "Who shot this arrow?!" they demanded. A local hi […]
- The EarthquakeThere once was a man who never prayed. One time he was eating with his family and the ground started to shake. It was an earthquake. The man felt that this would be the end of his life and he found himself praying, "Oh God save me! My Dear Lord show Your grace!" After the earthquake was over, all his family was hurt and his house was damaged. He ye […]